• Injury · Oct 2016

    Tibial tubercle osteotomy to improve exposure in complex knee fractures: A cadaveric study and case series.

    • Humza Khan, Karl Grob, Lachlan Peter Milne, and Markus Stefan Kuster.
    • Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia, Australia. Electronic address: hk.humzakhan@gmail.com.
    • Injury. 2016 Oct 1; 47 (10): 2331-2338.

    AbstractAdequate exposure is fundamental to safely and correctly perform open procedures around the knee. Tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO) has previously been described as a method to improve exposure, particularly in complex primary elective knee arthroplasty or revision surgery. We describe a tibial tubercle osteotomy technique to improve exposure in complex knee fractures and a cadaveric study and trauma case series.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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